Today: November 03, 2024
Today: November 03, 2024

Honduras

Americas|Crime|News

Former Honduras national police chief gets 19 years in US prison for cocaine distribution

The former chief of the Honduran National Police has been sentenced to 19 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in a cocaine conspiracy

Former Honduras national police chief gets 19 years in US prison for cocaine distribution
Americas|Crime|News|US|World

Honduras ex-President Hernandez, once a US ally, faces drug trafficking trial

Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez's trial on U.S. drug trafficking charges starts Tuesday, giving a New York jury the chance to determine whether

Honduras ex-President Hernandez, once a US ally, faces drug trafficking trial
Americas|Crime

Honduras rolls out widespread gang crackdown

Honduran authorities announced a slate of measures on Friday intended to cut down on organized crime, including the construction of a new prison, collective

Honduras rolls out widespread gang crackdown
Americas|Crime|News|World

Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into US

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has been sentenced to 45 years in prison and fined $8 million for enabling drug traffickers to use his military and national police force to help get tons of cocaine into the United States

Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into US
Americas|Crime|News|World

Honduras ex-President Hernandez sentenced to 45 years in prison on US drug conviction

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was sentenced by a U.S. judge on Wednesday to 45 years in prison for his conviction on drug and firearm offenses.

Honduras ex-President Hernandez sentenced to 45 years in prison on US drug conviction
Americas|Crime|News|World

Honduras plans to build a 20,000-capacity 'megaprison' for gang members as part of a crackdown

The president of Honduras has announced the creation of a new 20,000-capacity “megaprison.”

Honduras plans to build a 20,000-capacity 'megaprison' for gang members as part of a crackdown
Americas|Crime|News|US|World

No new trial for convicted Honduras ex-president in US drug case

Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former Honduras president convicted in March of drug and firearms offenses, failed to persuade a U.S. judge to grant a new trial.

No new trial for convicted Honduras ex-president in US drug case
Lifestyle|Science

Young Hondurans’ desire to migrate is influenced by factors beyond poverty and violence

New research challenges the conventional wisdom that those who enjoy some form of employment and strong support networks are more inclined to attach themselves to a set geography.

Young Hondurans’ desire to migrate is influenced by factors beyond poverty and violence
Americas|Crime|News|US

Honduras ex-President Hernandez convicted at US drugs trial

Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez was found guilty on Friday of drug trafficking conspiracy by a U.S. jury, cementing the onetime U.S. ally's fall from

Honduras ex-President Hernandez convicted at US drugs trial
Americas|Crime|News|US

Honduras ex-president Hernandez testifies in own defense at US drugs trial

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez took the witness stand in his own defense on Tuesday at his U.S. trial on drug trafficking charges, testifying that

Honduras ex-president Hernandez testifies in own defense at US drugs trial
Americas|News|US

Honduras ex-police chief pleads guilty ahead of ex-president's US drug trial

A former Honduran police chief known as "El Tigre" has pleaded guilty to a U.S. criminal charge, court records showed on Wednesday, days before the country's former

Honduras ex-police chief pleads guilty ahead of ex-president's US drug trial
Americas|World

Honduran lawmakers elect interim prosecutor, opposition cries foul

Ruling party lawmakers in Honduras elected an interim attorney general on Wednesday, but opposition legislators accused the allies of leftist President

Honduran lawmakers elect interim prosecutor, opposition cries foul
Americas|News|World

Mexico logs sharp uptick in Venezuelan migrants amid latest surge

More migrants crossed into Mexico last month, led by a sharp increase from Venezuela but also significant numbers from Guatemala and Honduras, Mexico's top diplomat told

Mexico logs sharp uptick in Venezuelan migrants amid latest surge
Americas|News|US

Central American and Mexican families mourn the Baltimore bridge collapse missing workers

The missing workers from the Baltimore bridge collapse all hailed from Mexico or Central America before they settled in the Maryland area

Central American and Mexican families mourn the Baltimore bridge collapse missing workers
Americas|Election

Honduras ex-first lady says presidential bid not meant to protect herself after husband's conviction

Honduras’ former first lady Ana García de Hernández says her decision to seek the presidency next year is about showing the world the injustice that was done to her recently convicted husband, not an attempt to protect herself from prosecution as some allege

Honduras ex-first lady says presidential bid not meant to protect herself after husband's conviction
Americas|Crime|News

Former president of Honduras convicted in US of aiding drug traffickers

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has been convicted in New York of charges that he conspired with drug traffickers, his military and police to enable tons of cocaine to make it unhindered into the United States

Former president of Honduras convicted in US of aiding drug traffickers
Americas|Crime|News|Political|US

Ex-Honduran president defends himself at New York drug trafficking trial

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández took the witness stand in his defense at his New York trial, denying that he teamed up with drug dealers to protect them in return for millions of dollars in bribes

Ex-Honduran president defends himself at New York drug trafficking trial
Americas|Crime|News|US

Anti-drug crusader or cartel secret weapon? Honduras ex-president's trial kicks off

A New York jury on Wednesday heard clashing descriptions of former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez as his U.S. drugs trial opened, with prosecutors saying

Anti-drug crusader or cartel secret weapon? Honduras ex-president's trial kicks off
Crime|News

Ex-head of Honduras police pleads guilty to drug trafficking; darkens outlook for ex-president

For years, Juan Carlos Bonilla, better known as “El Tigre,” was a feared figure in Honduras

Ex-head of Honduras police pleads guilty to drug trafficking; darkens outlook for ex-president
Americas|Crime|News|US

Honduras ex-president says DEA sent rabbi to 'infiltrate' defense

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Tuesday will urge a U.S. judge to appoint him a new lawyer and delay his drug trafficking trial, after arguing the

Honduras ex-president says DEA sent rabbi to 'infiltrate' defense
Americas|News|US|World

A caravan of migrants from Honduras who were heading to the US dissolves in Guatemala

The Guatemalan Migration Institute reports that a caravan of some 500 migrants that departed northern Honduras in hopes of reaching the United States has dissolved after crossing the border into Guatemala

A caravan of migrants from Honduras who were heading to the US dissolves in Guatemala
Health|Science

Special mosquitoes are being bred to fight dengue. How the old enemies are now becoming allies

Preventing dengue fever has long meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites

Special mosquitoes are being bred to fight dengue. How the old enemies are now becoming allies
Education|Health

Special mosquitoes are being bred to fight dengue. How the old enemies are now becoming allies

Preventing dengue fever has long meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites

Special mosquitoes are being bred to fight dengue. How the old enemies are now becoming allies

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